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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

907 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 46

Scone District Court Matrimonial Causes Claim for Breach of Agreement (Before his Honour Judge F. C. Stephen)

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

In the Scone District Court on Monday last, Denis Quinn petitioned war a divorce from Bettina Mary Quinn on the grounds of desertion. The suit was not defended. Mr. A. A. McLellan (Scone) for…

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Sentenced to 20 Years for Murder

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 2

Maitland. Monday (A.D.C) —When Harry Hoffman was sentenced to 2[?] years to Sing Sing prison for fire…

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Murder Charge Against Pole

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: An armed man was overpowered and arrested by a police constable shortly after a woman had been…

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Jawbone Found At “Murder House”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON : A jawbone found among the bones of two unknown women dug from a garden of London’s…

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Ten Years’ Gaol Term for Youth

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Justice Clemance today sentenced to ten years goal a youth who was driving a stolen car on Christ…

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Farewell to Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

Solicitors farewelled Mr. F. P. Halp[?] S.M., at Wallsend Court yesterday. Mr. W. G. Cannington…

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Near “Perfect” Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 6

BALTIMORE: George Edward Grammer 36 was sentenced to death for the “almost perfect” murder of his trap…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: When Morris Joseph Napler 23 labourer, appeared In Central court today on a charge-of murdering…

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Theft of Butter From Milk Board Alleged

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

Wingham Rural Co-operative Society Ltd. was charged at Wingham Court on Tuesday with having stolen 6976lb. of butter fat valued at £1505 from the New South Wales…

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Relieving Police Surgeant

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON [?] C. Lonsdale of [?]is relieving at [?] police station…

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Police Court Four Months' Gaol For Begging

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., Henry Joseph Dwyer pleaded guilty to charges of having acted in an offensive manner and of begging…

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Magistrate Farewelled

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

Prior to the commencement of proceedings at Kurri court, the magistrate, Mr. F. P. Hal pin, S.M., who is leaving the…

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Stealing Charges Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

KURRI KURRI: Allan McGrave, 19, Richard W. Lodge, 18 and Sidney B. Duggan 18, all of Soldiers settlement,…

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Magistrate Farewelled at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Prior to the commencement of proceedings at Kurri Court yesterday, the Magistrate (Mr. F. P. Halpn, S.M.) was…

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Gaol Term for False Pretences

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

The father of eight children was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by Judge O’Sullivan at Maitland Quarter…

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Court Farewell

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

Mr. F. P. Halpin, S.M., who has been appointed to the metropolitan bench, was farewelled by members of…

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Employment Officer Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON A Commonwealth rural employment officer was [?]manded in the Singleton court to-day on…

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Rotary Gives £50 to Police Boys' Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

At the Rotary Club meeting last night the president (Mr. L. G. Adams), on behalf of the club, presented…

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Planned to Fly to England with Show Girl Man Charged with Intent to Defraud Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

A Brisbane laborer had planned to go to England with a Folies Bergere nude show girl, police said in the Central Court…

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Stay of Proceedings Refused Mrs. Doyle's Appeal to High Court Fails SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Marie Joan Doyle to-day failed in the High Court to get a stay against a Bankruptcy Court order to inspect certain…

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